Friends of the Eastern Shore
Public Library

Welcome to the Friends of the Eastern Shore Public Library
("Friends") website. The purpose of this website is to provide
information about the Friends, activities sponsored, and
encourage the public to help the Friends enhance the
Eastern Shore Public Library (ESPL) in Accomac, VA,

There are several ways you can help the ESPL:

Join
the Friends of the Eastern Shore Public Library to actively
support and promote your library.

Help
focus public attention on the services, facilities and needs of
your library.

News and events

!!!Firecracker Book Sale!!!

Thank you to everyone who came and made our book sale such a
success. The sale resulted in revenues of $1545. While this
was not a record amount for our Firecracker sale, it was
certainly a good result on a day with blistering heat. We
also suspect that many of our regular shoppers took advantage
of opportunities to take a long weekend off on adventures. To
those of you that did that, we hope you have noticed that our
sale continues on the tables just inside the library doors.
This is definitely a case of "hurry on in before it's
gone for good".

Many thanks for all the Library Staff at Accomac Library and
the Friends volunteers who worked to 4 days in heat of over
100 degrees to make this possible. It was the 'hottest' we
have ever had and lived up to its name!

Donation for Large Print Books

This year the Friends decided to donate funds for the Large
Print book collection at Accomac Library. This is a very
popular category but the books generally cost about 50% more
than a standard hardcover or softcover. The money will help
increase this collection and also release funds to cover other
areas that need attention. Look for our Friends bookplate in
the front of new Large Print books as they arrive.

Renew your Membership now for 2019-2020

Membership calendar year is July1st to June 30th so renew
now for 2019 thru 2020. Thank you to everyone who renewed
in 2018-2019.

Complete the
form
included in this newsletter (Join the Friends) then bring
it with you to a Book Sale and get a free tote bag. Return
it by mail to: Friends of ESPL, P.O. Box 218, Accomac,
VA 23301
along with your donation.

Help Accomac Library by Volunteering

If you'd like to donate some time and energy to your local
library, we'd love to hear from you! Contact Colette
Nelson at
colettemnelson@verizon.net
or 787-1518.

Latest Accomplishments - making access to the Library easier.

Easier access for everyone to everything our Library can
offer.
- Automatic doors were installed to make access to the Accomac
Library easier for everyone. It is amazing how many people use
the button! Patrons with armfuls of books were using their
elbow, small children were asking if it was their turn to open
the door, other patrons were using it to help elderly folks
come in and out, as well as people on crutches, walkers, canes
and in wheelchairs.

E-books.
- You can now download e-books and audio books from the
Libraries website. The Friends recently gave a donation to the
ESPL to help underwrite the cost of the E-Books subscription
and equipment. This is an expensive undertaking but was in
demand from many patrons so the Trustees of the Library
authorized the subscription. Go to
http://www.espl.org
to find out more or call (757) 787-3400.